Attempting the squeeze box.
Now have a squeeze box.
Concertina the name
And Hohner the makers
Of worldwide harp fame.
The keys C and G
I have used oft before
And friends say
Transition is just a
Small chore.
I see me belowdecks
With winds raging high.
I see me at campfire
New Mexico sky.
I see me in trenches
The Hun’s guns so ready.
All playing my squeeze box
With comforts so steady.
So pump the quaint bellows
And buttons traverse
As songs come delightful
My brave tunes rehearsed.
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Written on February 06, 2023
Submitted by dougb.21370 on February 06, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFGEAHIHJDADKLMN |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 461 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
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